Inventory Specialist Jobs in Tennessee
Inventory specialist jobs in Tennessee are consistently active, with strong demand from manufacturing, distribution, and retail sectors and openings at every level from entry-level stockroom roles through senior inventory analysts. Nashville, Memphis, and Chattanooga lead hiring, anchored by large employers like Amazon, Nissan, and Walmart's regional distribution network. The most sought-after specialties include warehouse management systems, cycle counting, and supply chain coordination. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Open roles36
Top employerWalgreens
Top cityNashville, TN
Cities hiring23
Work type90% On-site
Top industryRetail
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Inventory Specialist
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Walgreens
Inventory Specialist
Sevierville, Tennessee
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Inventory Specialist
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Clark Heating & Cooling
Inventory Specialist
Dickson, Tennessee
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Inventory Specialist
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Walgreens
Inventory Specialist
Colonial Heights, Tennessee
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FT Retail Inventory Control Specialist
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Elder's Ace Hardware
FT Retail Inventory Control Specialist
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Warehouse & Inventory Specialist
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Terrain Civil
Warehouse & Inventory Specialist
Nashville, Tennessee
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Inventory Specialist
Walgreens·Sevierville, Tennessee
Job functions:
$17 - $20/hr
Damaged goods handling
10,000+ employees
Job Description
- Responsible for executing, monitoring, and training inventory best practices and standard operating procedures for the entire store, including both front end and pharmacy. Supports pharmacy inventory management activities, including receiving, counting, ordering, and facilitating returns. Champions On-Shelf Availability and is responsible for receiving, counting, pricing, returns, and all in-store inventory processes. Validates and ensures accuracy of planograms.
- Responsible for reviewing and coordinating the proper use of reports and system applications, which have an impact on the accuracy of front end and pharmacy on-hand balances and pricing.
- Responsible for executing and maintaining front end and pharmacy asset protection techniques, and filing claims for warehouse and vendor overages (merchandise received, but not billed), shortages (merchandise billed, but not received), order errors or damaged goods including prescription drugs.
- In designated stores, as required, opens and closes the store in the absence of store management, including all required systems start-ups, required cash handling and cashier responsibilities, and ensuring the floor and stock room are ready for the business day.
- Engages customers by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services. In designated stores, when serving as the leader on duty, resolves customer issues and answers questions to ensure a positive customer experience.
- Models and shares customer service best practices with all team members to deliver a distinctive and delightful customer experience, including interpersonal habits (e.g., greeting, eye contact, courtesy, etc.) and Walgreens service traits (e.g., offering help proactively, identifying needs, servicing until satisfied, etc.).
- Executes and coaches team members on warehouse and vendor inventory management processes including but not limited to creating, reviewing, and receiving orders.
- Scans in all deliveries while the vendor is still in the store, including common carrier deliveries. Focuses on One Box receiving. Takes the appropriate action marking delivery as received if the product was physically delivered, contacting vendor for past undelivered scheduled receipts, and opening tickets as needed to correct inaccurate orders.
- Under the supervision of the pharmacist-in-charge, verifies all pharmacy shipments are posted for products physically received at the store. Completes or verifies postings of all pharmacy warehouse orders, ABC prescription and OTC orders daily, secondary vendor orders, flu and dropship orders performing any necessary tote audits, and accurately reporting any shortages or damaged product.
- Completes On-Shelf Availability (OSA) end-to-end process including warehouse and direct store delivery (DSD) for planogrammed departments, executing disposals, call-ins, and vendor returns before expiration, completes scan outs/ scan outs returns on all subscribed departments including vendor/ DSD departments and pharmacy scan outs.
- Under the supervision of the pharmacist-in-charge,completes pharmacy inventory activities including but not limited to pharmacy recalls following Pharmacy Hazardous Waste Policy, vendor returns, non-controlled, and damaged salvage returns. Facilitates excess inventory returns or interstore pharmacy transfers where applicable for non-returnable ABC overstock. Verifies posting of all pharmacy/ prescription claims.
- Completes execution of all pricing activities including price changes, markdowns, and markdowns deletes. Responsible for basic department pricing, including daily price changes, accurate pricing with correct signage, and reliable and timely completion of any additional regulatory pricing tasks.
- Responsible for supporting front end and pharmacy ordering by ordering expense items. Monitors pharmacy manual orders to identify excess orders. Maintains consigned inventory and orders as required.
- Ensures all designated pull & quarantine item on-hands are updated and placed in the designated holding area.
- Maintains accurate inventory counts. Maintains the accuracy of on-hand quantities including but not limited to basic departments, stockroom, overstock locations.
- Under the supervision of the pharmacist-in-charge, maintains accurate inventory counts and accuracy of on-hand quantities in pharmacy and completes pharmacy smart counts.
- Ensures the store maintains inventory compliance with state and local laws regarding regulated products (e.g., alcoholic beverages and tobacco products).
- Assists in the maintenance of inventory records, including receiving and posting of all products (in the front-end)) received at the store in all inventory systems. Organizes files and retains all invoices/receipts/return authorizations necessary for all inventory activities.
- Helps to prepare for physical inventory and supports the physical inventory day activities, including but not limited to preparing sales floor, stockroom, and pharmacy for inventory and auditing the third party team on the day of inventory.
- Supports keeping all counters and shelves clean and well merchandised.
- Knowledgeable of all store systems and equipment.
- Assists and coaches store team on all package delivery activities, including scanning in and out of packages, completing all daily inventory functions and, package returns at Walgreens. Supports execution of Pickup Program.
- In designated stores, when serving as the leader on duty, responsible and accountable for registering all related sales on assigned point-of-sale system (POS), including records of scanning errors, price verifications, items not on file, price modifications, and voids. Completes product returns, order voids, customer refunds, cash drops to safe, and provides change as requested for point of sale.
- Complies with all company policies and procedures; maintains respectful relationships with coworkers.
- Completes any additional activities and other tasks as assigned.
- Attends company-based trainings for continuous development and completes all e-learning modules including safety training requirements.
- Obtains and maintains a valid pharmacy license/certification as required by the state.
- Serves as a liaison between management and non-management team members by coaching and developing other capabilities with inventory systems. When serving as the leader on duty, communicates assigned tasks to team members and reports disciplinary issues and customer complaints to management.
Walgreens
Inventory Specialist
Sevierville, Tennessee
New 16h ago10,000+ employees
Job functions:
$17 - $20/hr
Damaged goods handling
Job Description
- Responsible for executing, monitoring, and training inventory best practices and standard operating procedures for the entire store, including both front end and pharmacy. Supports pharmacy inventory management activities, including receiving, counting, ordering, and facilitating returns. Champions On-Shelf Availability and is responsible for receiving, counting, pricing, returns, and all in-store inventory processes. Validates and ensures accuracy of planograms.
- Responsible for reviewing and coordinating the proper use of reports and system applications, which have an impact on the accuracy of front end and pharmacy on-hand balances and pricing.
- Responsible for executing and maintaining front end and pharmacy asset protection techniques, and filing claims for warehouse and vendor overages (merchandise received, but not billed), shortages (merchandise billed, but not received), order errors or damaged goods including prescription drugs.
- In designated stores, as required, opens and closes the store in the absence of store management, including all required systems start-ups, required cash handling and cashier responsibilities, and ensuring the floor and stock room are ready for the business day.
- Engages customers by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services. In designated stores, when serving as the leader on duty, resolves customer issues and answers questions to ensure a positive customer experience.
- Models and shares customer service best practices with all team members to deliver a distinctive and delightful customer experience, including interpersonal habits (e.g., greeting, eye contact, courtesy, etc.) and Walgreens service traits (e.g., offering help proactively, identifying needs, servicing until satisfied, etc.).
- Executes and coaches team members on warehouse and vendor inventory management processes including but not limited to creating, reviewing, and receiving orders.
- Scans in all deliveries while the vendor is still in the store, including common carrier deliveries. Focuses on One Box receiving. Takes the appropriate action marking delivery as received if the product was physically delivered, contacting vendor for past undelivered scheduled receipts, and opening tickets as needed to correct inaccurate orders.
- Under the supervision of the pharmacist-in-charge, verifies all pharmacy shipments are posted for products physically received at the store. Completes or verifies postings of all pharmacy warehouse orders, ABC prescription and OTC orders daily, secondary vendor orders, flu and dropship orders performing any necessary tote audits, and accurately reporting any shortages or damaged product.
- Completes On-Shelf Availability (OSA) end-to-end process including warehouse and direct store delivery (DSD) for planogrammed departments, executing disposals, call-ins, and vendor returns before expiration, completes scan outs/ scan outs returns on all subscribed departments including vendor/ DSD departments and pharmacy scan outs.
- Under the supervision of the pharmacist-in-charge,completes pharmacy inventory activities including but not limited to pharmacy recalls following Pharmacy Hazardous Waste Policy, vendor returns, non-controlled, and damaged salvage returns. Facilitates excess inventory returns or interstore pharmacy transfers where applicable for non-returnable ABC overstock. Verifies posting of all pharmacy/ prescription claims.
- Completes execution of all pricing activities including price changes, markdowns, and markdowns deletes. Responsible for basic department pricing, including daily price changes, accurate pricing with correct signage, and reliable and timely completion of any additional regulatory pricing tasks.
- Responsible for supporting front end and pharmacy ordering by ordering expense items. Monitors pharmacy manual orders to identify excess orders. Maintains consigned inventory and orders as required.
- Ensures all designated pull & quarantine item on-hands are updated and placed in the designated holding area.
- Maintains accurate inventory counts. Maintains the accuracy of on-hand quantities including but not limited to basic departments, stockroom, overstock locations.
- Under the supervision of the pharmacist-in-charge, maintains accurate inventory counts and accuracy of on-hand quantities in pharmacy and completes pharmacy smart counts.
- Ensures the store maintains inventory compliance with state and local laws regarding regulated products (e.g., alcoholic beverages and tobacco products).
- Assists in the maintenance of inventory records, including receiving and posting of all products (in the front-end)) received at the store in all inventory systems. Organizes files and retains all invoices/receipts/return authorizations necessary for all inventory activities.
- Helps to prepare for physical inventory and supports the physical inventory day activities, including but not limited to preparing sales floor, stockroom, and pharmacy for inventory and auditing the third party team on the day of inventory.
- Supports keeping all counters and shelves clean and well merchandised.
- Knowledgeable of all store systems and equipment.
- Assists and coaches store team on all package delivery activities, including scanning in and out of packages, completing all daily inventory functions and, package returns at Walgreens. Supports execution of Pickup Program.
- In designated stores, when serving as the leader on duty, responsible and accountable for registering all related sales on assigned point-of-sale system (POS), including records of scanning errors, price verifications, items not on file, price modifications, and voids. Completes product returns, order voids, customer refunds, cash drops to safe, and provides change as requested for point of sale.
- Complies with all company policies and procedures; maintains respectful relationships with coworkers.
- Completes any additional activities and other tasks as assigned.
- Attends company-based trainings for continuous development and completes all e-learning modules including safety training requirements.
- Obtains and maintains a valid pharmacy license/certification as required by the state.
- Serves as a liaison between management and non-management team members by coaching and developing other capabilities with inventory systems. When serving as the leader on duty, communicates assigned tasks to team members and reports disciplinary issues and customer complaints to management.
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Find Inventory Specialist JobsInventory Specialist Jobs by City in Tennessee
Where Tennessee roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Nashville
8 jobsMemphis
5 jobsJackson
2 jobsChattanooga
2 jobsAthens
1 jobSmyrna
1 jobVonore
1 jobDickson
1 jobLebanon
1 jobFarragut
1 jobPortland
1 jobTazewell
1 jobBrentwood
1 jobHenderson
1 jobHermitage
1 jobKnoxville
1 jobClarksville
1 jobGreeneville
1 jobMcMinnville
1 jobSevierville
1 jobMount Juliet
1 jobMurfreesboro
1 jobColonial Heights
1 jobInventory Specialist Job Market in Tennessee
A snapshot from current Tennessee openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Retail
- Automotive
- Fashion & Apparel
- Technology & Software
What Tennessee Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in inventory specialist jobs across Tennessee.
- High school diploma or GED required by most Tennessee inventory specialist employers
- Proficiency with inventory management software such as SAP, Oracle, or NetSuite
- Experience conducting cycle counts, audits, and physical inventory reconciliation
- Forklift certification or willingness to obtain one within a set onboarding period
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work in warehouse or distribution environments
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy when entering and verifying inventory data
Inventory Specialist Jobs in Tennessee: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a inventory specialist in Tennessee?
Becoming an inventory specialist in Tennessee typically starts with a high school diploma and some warehouse or retail experience, as no state-issued license is required for this role. Most employers prefer candidates who are familiar with inventory management software and basic data entry. Earning a nationally recognized credential such as the Certified Supply Chain Professional designation strengthens your application and is available through training programs at Tennessee community and technical colleges.
Which companies hire inventory specialists in Tennessee?
Employers hiring inventory specialists in Tennessee right now include Walgreens, Boot Barn, and xAI, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Tennessee's large manufacturing and logistics footprint, including automotive plants and major distribution centers, means inventory roles are posted regularly across both corporate and warehouse settings statewide.
Which Tennessee cities have the most inventory specialist jobs?
Nashville, Memphis, and Jackson have the most inventory specialist openings in Tennessee. Nashville's rapid commercial and logistics growth drives the bulk of demand, Memphis stands out as one of the nation's top freight and distribution hubs, and Chattanooga's manufacturing base, including its automotive and advanced-production facilities, generates steady inventory staffing needs across the region.
Are there remote inventory specialist jobs in Tennessee?
Yes, but they're rare. Inventory specialist work is largely hands-on and tied to physical locations such as warehouses, distribution centers, and retail stockrooms. About 10% of inventory specialist openings tied to Tennessee are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, and those positions tend to focus on the analytical or reporting side of the role, such as inventory data auditing or ERP system coordination.
How can I get hired as a inventory specialist in Tennessee with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying for a warehouse associate or stockroom associate role at a large Tennessee distribution employer, then moving into inventory responsibilities as you demonstrate accuracy and reliability. Companies like Amazon and major retailers operating fulfillment centers across Middle and West Tennessee regularly hire associates with no prior inventory experience and provide on-the-job training. Completing a forklift safety certification before applying gives candidates a concrete edge during the hiring process.
Where can I find and apply to inventory specialist jobs in Tennessee?
You can find and apply to inventory specialist jobs in Tennessee on Migrate Mate, which lists current Tennessee openings updated regularly. Search the listings for roles that match your experience level and location, then apply directly to the employers posting them. No account creation is required to search and review open positions.
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